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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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